Gulf of Mexico Poised to Remain Strong in Coming Years
Gulf of Mexico Poised to Remain Strong in Coming Years
“The Gulf of Mexico (GOM), one of the major petroleum-producing areas of the world, is in the early stages of an extended growth cycle and is poised to remain one of the strongest offshore markets in the world in terms of deepwater activity. Overall, rig count and exploration and production (E&P) activities are at pre-Macondo levels and look tocontinue on an incline for the next couple of years.”
The Gulf of Mexico remains one of the most geologically attractive areas, It is also located in a stable region of the USA
http://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/124243/Gulf_of_Mexico_Poised_to_Remain_Strong_in_Coming_Years
Recycling fracking water
Recycling fracking water
It was just a few years ago that fracking was introduced and the process is now being currently used. (Fracking refers to the procedure of creating fractures in rocks and rock formations by injecting fluid into cracks to force them further open. The larger fissures allow more oil and gas to flow out of the formation and into the wellbore, from where it can be extracted.)
No one ever thought twice about reusing the water until now.
“Disposal Solutions will pump well-site water from trucks, put it in retention ponds where it can be cleansed of chemicals, dirt and rocks, and send it back out to drilling operations.”
This idea is still new but companies such as Apache Corp., and Devon Energy are trying to head off any potential shortage of water to be used for fracking. Recently, a study estimated that fracking use up roughly 13 million gallons of water. With this being said, there is a need to recycle all this water being used, especially where there are places that are suffering because of droughts and they have no water.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=49&articleid=20130112_46_E1_CUTLIN766717
Fixing the oil industry, one beer at a time
“The importance of the pipeline in industry, agriculture and nearly every vital facet of civilization cannot be under-emphasized. Without pipeline construction, we would lack plumbing and electricity, not to mention access to gas & petroleum reserves.”
“A massive undertaking of over 5 km in length, the Veltins Arena beer pipeline was constructed to ensure that it would never “run dry”.
What a great idea! If we could use the abandoned pipeline to make them into beer pipelines- nothing would go to waste! We wouldn't have any decommissioned pipelines lying around either.
http://www.cmarshallfab.com/solving-the-oil-industrys-pr-and-financial-problems-one-beer-at-a-time
Not another Oil Spill
This week’s oil spill happened earlier this week on Monday near Elk Point, Alberta. The pipeline is owned by Enbridge. According to Alberta’s Energy Resources, the spill did not enter in any waterways and no one was injured.
“The release occurred Monday at a pumping station about 15 miles from Elk Point, which is about 125 miles east of Edmonton. “
“The spill came from the Calgary Pipeline Company’s Athabasca pipeline, which transports oil from several oil sands projects in northeastern Alberta to a terminal in Hardisty, Alberta. The pipeline can carry 345,000 barrels of oil a day.”
http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=118742&hmpn=1
Cast Steel Valves
Cast Steel Valves
Like the rest of our flow control solutions, GVC offers cast steel valves from ANSI 150 through 2500 from ½” through 48”.
Cast Steel Valves
Series G
- Gate Valve
- ANSI Class 150 – 2500
- Flanged & Butt Weld Ends
- Bolted Bonnet, O S & Y
- WCB, CF8M, and various other alloys available
Series GL
- Globe Valve
- ANSI Class 150 – 2500
- Flanged & Butt Weld Ends
- Bolted Bonnet, O S & Y
- WCB, CF8M, and various other alloys available
Series CK
- Swing Check
- ANSI Class 150 – 2500
- Flanged & Butt Weld Ends
- Bolted Design
- WCB, CF8M, and various other alloys available
Series WC
- Wafer Style Check Valve
- ANSI Class 150 – 2500
- Lug, Wafer, Double Flanged, Retainerless and Extended Body Style
- Resilient Seal Materials
- Cast Iron, Ductile Iron, WCB, 316SS and all alloys
Trunnion Mounted Ball Valves
Trunnion Mounted Ball Valves
Trunnion Mounted Ball Valves
Series 2T/3T
- API 6D
- ANSI Class 150 – 2500
- Fire-tested to API 607 Rev. 4
- Flanged and Butt Weld Ends
- Double Block & Bleed
- WCB, A105, 316SS, LCB, LF2 and various other alloys
Series 5T
- API 6D
- ANSI Class 150 – 1500
- Fire-tested to API 607 Rev. 4
- Top Entry
- Flanged and Butt Weld Ends
- A105, 316SS, LF2 and various other alloys
Flanged Valves
Flanged Valves
Series E1
- ANSI 150 – 600
- Investment Cast up to 6”
- Live Loaded Stem Seals
- Blow Out Proof
- ISO 5211 Mounting Pad
- Wide Choice of Seats & Seals - TFM Standard
- WCB, 316SS, Alloy 20, Hastelloy C and various other alloys